Monday, November 23, 2009

Day 2 + Task 2

Part 1
In the Second lecture, We learned very interesting history of the computer and the internet. the lecture was consisted of 2 parts.
Firstly the origin of the computer can be traced to the 19th century. it was designed by Charles Babbage to calculate and print mathematical tables. Many developers invest more time in developing the computer such as Ada Byron and Alan Turing.
In 1950s, the computer were first produced for military and government by IBM. the first Personal computer released to public was in 1975 by Xerox PARC. In addition, Companies such as Apple and Microsoft developed new operating systems that help normal people to use the computers.
the Second part of the lecture covered the Internet and its history. The Internet is a network of networks that link people around the world into an information sharing system. It was found by group of U.S researches and was funded by U.S Dept of Defence. Moreover, we learned that the Internet is not the same thing as the web. the web is one type of internet. it became popular in the 1990s.

Part 2

This is one of the clips that I wanted to share it with you because I liked the Microsoft's vision of the coming future. The clip show us how the communication technologies will be everywhere even in the latitude of more than 45,000 feet above the sea. In addition, it shows how we can easily share files, photos and maps by multi-use devices. I'll let you experience the technologies of the coming future.
Enjoy :)

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